Loan Wusheng

Chapter 97 General Han’s eyesight is poor due to his old age. Could it be that he used the money to treat his eyes?

"Yes Yes……"

The clerk in charge of the treasury hesitated and was unable to speak: "General Han is short of military pay this year. He took the note from the Inspector General and temporarily withdrew some silver, saying that he would pay it back later. I never thought that General Zheng would come so quickly..."

Seeing this, Wang's aide beside him frowned and said inwardly that something was wrong.

It's already this late, how could something like this happen?!

Don't the Inspector and Captain Han know that their lord is in need of manpower right now, and needs the son-in-law of the Cai family to mobilize the Cai family and let them guard against the Black Mountain bandits?

"General Zheng, please rest assured. This ten thousand taels of silver will be delivered to you intact, without a single cent missing."

So Wang's staff hurriedly said, "Quick, make up the 10,000 taels and give it to General Zheng first!"

After hearing these words, the clerk seemed to realize that the matter was of some seriousness, and immediately prepared to embezzle other silver to first pay the reward silver to General Zheng, whose background was unknown.

Just when Wang's staff tried their best to pretend that nothing had happened, Zheng Jun suddenly said, "No need."

"Ok?"

Wang's staff and the clerk in charge of dispatch were both startled. Wang's staff could only bite the bullet and ask, "General Zheng, what are you doing..."

"Zheng just wants to take back the silver that belongs to him. It's not mine, so I don't want to take it."

Zheng Jun sneered, and released his true energy. His robe fluttered as his energy surged. “I will come to your house and take the silver back myself. There is no need to trouble Mr. Wang.”

Damn, what kind of courage is this? !

Do you look down on me, Zheng Jun?
Zheng Jun had long anticipated that some of his money would disappear, but he didn't expect so much to disappear!

This reward was the reward he received for killing two outer Gang warriors.

No matter how you kill them, from the outside world's perspective, it is the reward for killing two outer martial artists.

How dare you embezzle this money?
You haven't been stabbed by a knife, right?

It just so happened that Zheng Jun had been thinking of an excuse to challenge the warriors in the county town.

Now there is a reason =.

Feeling Zheng Jun's fierce gaze, Wang Muliao took a deep breath and felt a little dizzy.

It's a pretty simple job, how come it turned out like this?

Although he felt bitter in his heart, Wang Muliu still said to Zheng Jun: "General Zheng, please don't be angry. I will go to see Lord Tang later and ask him to get the silver back for you..."

"It's okay, I'll do it myself."

Zheng Jun bowed, took the 3,764 taels and 5 cents of silver and went out.

Most of them were silver notes, and only four taels and five cents were cash.

Looking at Zheng Jun's departing back, Wang Muliao couldn't help but let out a sigh of relief. He began to organize his words in his mind, thinking about how to report this unexpected event to the county magistrate.

"Ugh!"

"..."

After leaving the county magistrate's mansion, Zheng Jun saw Cai Liu waiting outside the mansion. Zheng Jun immediately got into the carriage, and like usual, he drove towards Ningxiang Pavilion sponsored by Jishidiang.

I closed my eyes and regulated my breathing along the way, thinking about the situation.

Zheng Jun had anticipated that the money would be embezzled, so he had some psychological expectations.

But what the hell does it mean to have only three thousand seven hundred taels left?
Zheng Jun felt that this was not just a case of embezzlement.

Anyone with a discerning eye can see the meaning behind this reward.

Five thousand taels came from Meng Xian, and five thousand taels came from Yuan Yi Zhenren.

These are all outer-level warriors.

The reward for killing an outer martial artist should have made him know that he was a tough guy, even if he didn't know who he was. How could anyone dare to embezzle it?

To do this and embezzle my money in this way is a naked provocation!

Thinking of this, Zheng Jun couldn't help but sneer, and his hand couldn't help but grasp the Beirong sword.

Then let's see how powerful 'General Han' and 'Inspector' are!

It just so happened that I came to the county city this time to find some outsiders to exchange ideas with, and these two people appeared at the right time!
The Inspector was a permanent official position in the government office, and he often represented the prefect to inspect local officials in the counties under the county.

The state of mind is erratic, sometimes it is external energy, and sometimes it is accumulated energy.

Zheng Jun was not sure about the level of the Inspector.

But Zheng Jun knew that 'General Han' very well.

Because when he was drawing a salary without working, Deputy Captain Yang Jun had told Zheng Jun about it before, and when introducing the outer martial artists of Pingzhang County, his 'closest brother' Cai Xun also mentioned him a few words.

This 'General Han', whose name is Han Hu, is the captain of the 1st infantry team of Pingzhang Camp. His strength is exactly that of Wai Gang, and he is at the first level of Wai Gang.

His surname is not Han. He is a servant of the Han family, a wealthy family in the state. Later, he gradually showed an amazing talent in martial arts. After he cultivated the ability to accumulate qi, he took advantage of the fact that there was only one person in the Han family who could accumulate qi, and forcibly married the young lady of the Han family. He occupied the Han family, changed his own surname, and intended to inherit the Han family's property.

Hu means to follow.

However, after becoming an outer gang, perhaps because he was used to this name, Han Hu was too lazy to change it, so he continued to join the army under this name, and then step by step worked his way up to the position of team leader.

Because of his previous actions, many people in Pingzhang County looked down on Han Hu.

However, Han Hu was a close confidant of Fu Yongrui, the captain of the Pingzhang Camp, so he stayed in the army.

At this time, Bozhou was in a state of emergency and had to fight against King Dayi, so the Pingzhang Camp was mobilized. The other teams followed Fu Yongrui to Yanting County to build defensive fortifications, while Han Hu commanded the headquarters and was left behind to guard the city.

In Pingzhang County, there is only one outer-guard warrior with the surname Han who can be called a general.

Therefore, Zheng Jun’s goal was right.

"The first level of outer power is just what I want."

Zheng Jun thought coldly that if it was the second level of outer power, he might not be able to defeat it.

But with the first level of outer power, Zheng Jun is confident that he can remain undefeated!
It's a bit difficult to kill him on the spot.

After all, the opponent is not Yuan Yi Zhenren, and I am not familiar with his martial arts skills. If he really can't beat him, he can also run away.

Similarly,

The other party treats me the same way.

"Whoo~"

Zheng Jun exhaled, and after deciding on the first direction, he began to close his eyes and regulate his breathing quietly.

The carriage bumped along, and in less than an incense stick of time, it brought Zheng Jun to Ningxiang Pavilion.

Although Ningxiang Pavilion is called a pavilion, it was a residential area near the river in the city in the past. It is mostly composed of attics and every inch of land is valuable.

After stopping the carriage, Zheng Jun nodded slightly, then jumped off the carriage and walked into the courtyard.

The scenery of the courtyard is very nice, and it seems that there is some special attention to Feng Shui.

However, Zheng Jun didn't care much about these. As soon as he entered the door, he saw Qingdai standing in the yard with a smile on her face. When she saw Zheng Jun coming back, she said to him, "Sir, the porridge is ready. Please have a taste."

"During the time you were at the County Magistrate's Mansion, Shopkeeper Zhang from Jishidi Hall in Pingzhang County came by. He knew you had been working hard these days, so he specially sent you a bottle of Zhenyuan Pill and gave you a discount, charging only three thousand taels of silver." Qingdai said, "In addition, Shopkeeper Zhang also said that Pingzhang County recently received a batch of Ninggang Powder, which costs two thousand five hundred taels per set. Do you need it?"

"As much as you want."

Zheng Jun walked over quickly, responded to Qing Dai's words, and at the same time, he looked at the table that had been moved in the yard and sat down immediately: "Don't worry about the money. If you don't have enough money, you can buy on credit temporarily. I, Zheng Jun, am in Heishan County, so I shouldn't be embarrassed to buy on credit, right?"

"Don't worry, young master. We are all family members in Jishidi Hall. If it weren't for a few elders in the hall who were dissatisfied and said, 'Jishidang has no habit of giving gifts to others,' the head shopkeeper would have wanted to give these things to you directly."

Qing Dai nodded slightly and said, "The shopkeeper recently learned that a special kind of evil spirit appeared in Pengzhou, named 'Changsheng Xuan Gang'. It is said that after absorbing it, there is a chance that the evil spirit will become herbal. I am going to buy it and give it to you, young master!"

After hearing the news, Zheng Jun couldn't help but be a little surprised.

Then Qingdai brought up a few refreshing side dishes and served Zheng Jun a bowl of porridge.

"Qingdai, old senior, please eat together. There's no need to be so reserved."

After Zheng Jun took his seat, he immediately called Qingdai and Cai Liu to take their seats. Hearing Zheng Jun's words, they were both a little surprised. Qingdai looked delighted and immediately took her seat. After hesitating for a moment, Cai Liu also sat down opposite Zheng Jun.

Qingdai then scooped two more bowls of porridge.

Zheng Jun started to eat the porridge without any hesitation. After drinking a mouthful of porridge, he would eat a piece of pickled vegetables with chopsticks.

As soon as it entered his stomach, Zheng Jun felt something was different.

This porridge...

The level of medicinal food seems to be better than that of Heishan County.

Seeing Zheng Jun's expression, Qingdai took a sip of the porridge and said crisply, "Sir, Pingzhang County has more varieties of herbs, while Heishan County only has a few local specialty herbs, so there is more room for the county's medicinal diet."

"Qingdai, old senior, I went to the county governor's mansion today, and some unpleasant things happened."

After finishing his porridge, Zheng Jun put down his bowl and chopsticks and said to the two of them, "Can you find out a little about Han Hu and Captain Han for me?"

"Han Hu."

Qing Dai whispered the name again: "Remember it, sir, I will go and find out about it right now."

After saying that, he stood up.

When Cai Liu heard this, he was also stunned and nodded.

In Pingzhang County, the Cai family also has some industries, you can ask about them. After eating, Zheng Jun stood up and took out the "Zhenyuan Pill" that Qingdai had given him not long ago, his eyes were like torches.

Zhenyuan Dan is very famous.

After chewing it dry and swallowing it, the medicinal power in it can be refined to dredge the meridians and speed up the practice. In a short period of time, the meridians will expand twice as much, which can also double the speed of practice!
The duration varies from person to person.

After taking one pill, you cannot take the second pill within a short period of time.

If you take too much, or your realm is not high.

It will cause the meridians to be riddled with holes and directly collapse, resulting in the meridians being broken and the person becoming a disabled person.

This kind of Zhenyuan Pill is only useful for warriors below the Wai Gang level.

Above the outer barrier, it has no effect.

"It's quite good. Although it doesn't speed up the refining process like Ning Gang San, it can speed up the absorption of true Qi, which is also a great help in refining Gang."

With this thought in mind, Zheng Jun casually threw the Zhenyuan Pill into his mouth and chewed it like candy beans until it was swallowed.

After swallowing it, Zheng Jun did not waste any time and immediately went into the room to practice internal skills.

As the 'Broken Jade Technique' was running, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth seemed to be drawn by an invisible hand, transforming into a powerful suction force, sucking all the surrounding spiritual energy into Zheng Jun's body.

As the true energy of heaven and earth poured in, a faint green light appeared on the surface of Zheng Jun's body. It was a manifestation of the true energy gathering, circulating, and refining in his body.

If there were people around Zheng Jun, they would definitely feel a cool breeze. Wherever Zheng Jun was, even the air became a little fresher.

……

The true Qi is surging and merging in the meridians.

Zheng Jun's cultivation level was improved at this moment.

When the last wisp of true energy from heaven and earth was absorbed, Zheng Jun slowly opened his eyes, and a line of small ink characters appeared in his eyes.

[Swallow the True Essence Pill, refine the medicinal power, and dredge the meridians! The repayment progress of the Broken Jade Skill is +348, and the current repayment progress is: 2708/5000. ]

"The effect is good. It is actually more useful than Ning Gang San."

Looking at the small ink characters in front of him, Zheng Jun couldn't help feeling a little surprised.

Zhenyuan Pill is a kind of pill suitable for Qi accumulation warriors to practice, while Ninggang Powder is usually a kind of pill suitable for Waigang warriors to practice.

However, the medicinal power of Ninggang Powder is not very strong, so it is often used by martial artists who accumulate qi to impact the outer qi.

But I didn't expect that the effect of Zhen Yuan Dan would be greater than Ning Gang San...

"It seems that I can't just keep pursuing elixirs of higher realms. Sometimes, such elixirs of higher realms may not be suitable for me at my current stage."

Zheng Jun was thinking about this while glancing out the window. The sky was already filled with red clouds and the sun was setting in the west.

He stood up and changed his clothes.

He was wearing a dark black spruce suit, a white jade belt, and a team leader badge. He had an upright posture and exuded a murderous aura.

After slowly walking out of the room, I saw Qingdai waiting outside.

"Sir, I have found out everything."

Qingdai smiled at Zheng Jun, and then began to explain in detail: "This Han Hu was born into a merchant family, the Han family, his original surname is..."

"Let's skip the background story and talk about his martial arts."

Zheng Jun was not interested in hearing about Han Hu's rise to fame; he wanted to know more about what martial arts skills Han Hu used.

"Han Hu's internal energy is the 'Spring Thunder Sutra'. When the internal energy is unleashed, the momentum is gentle, but suddenly, there will be a loud thunderclap, making it difficult for the enemy to predict what will happen."

Qing Dai said: "According to the purchase records of Jishitang, Han Hu has absorbed 'Xuan Hun Sha Qi' twice, and there is a certain probability that his Qi will have additional special effects, but it has never been manifested since the absorption, so the possibility of this is almost zero, but the possibility of him hiding his shortcomings cannot be ruled out."

"As for martial arts, Han Hu is good at using sticks. When he was in the Qi Accumulation Stage, he used the 'Nine Tiangang Sticks' to fight the enemy. After he reached the Waigang stage, he used the Manzhu Knife, the Mysterious Fire Seal and the Tianchan Strike. He was pretty good at all of them, but the only martial art he mastered is the Nine Tiangang Sticks." Qingdai said.

Zheng Jun nodded slightly when he heard this.

Zheng Jun did not see the Manzhu sword among the top-grade sword techniques during the merit selection.

As for Tianchan Ji, he saw that it was a top-grade boxing technique.

As for the Nine Heavenly Sticks, Zheng Jun had never seen it before and needed to find out more.

Cai Liu, who was standing by, also started to introduce the technique, saying, "I know a little about the Nine Heavenly Sticks. Cai Er from our Cai family is the one who learned this technique. I can tell the whole story from standing by."

Cai Liu immediately spoke up and introduced the 'Nine Heavenly Sticks' to Zheng Jun.

However, Cai Er, whom Zheng Jun had never met, had only a small understanding of the Nine Heavenly Sticks, and Cai Liu had only relayed the information, so Zheng Jun only had a vague idea of it.

But even so, it is enough.

I have never really practiced it, so it is normal that I am not as proficient in it as I am in the Talang Sword Technique.

Just go and see what abilities this General Han Huhan has!

"I see."

Zheng Jun nodded and said, "Dinner will be ready later. I'll be back soon."

After saying that, Zheng Jun walked out.

Looking at Zheng Jun's back as he walked out the door, Qing Dai seemed to want to say something, but after hesitating for a moment, she did not speak out, but whispered, "Young Master, may you win!"

Zheng Jun nodded slightly.

I had only taken a few steps out of Ningxiang Pavilion.

Zheng Jun then met the king's aide.

Wang Muliao was startled when he saw Zheng Jun leaving with a sword, but he didn't care. He walked over and said to Zheng Jun, "General Zheng, what a coincidence! I have already mentioned this matter to the county governor today. Please rest assured, General Han and the Inspector will be severely punished by the county governor! As for the silver, it will be counted and sent to General Zheng's mansion tomorrow."

"It doesn't matter."

Zheng Jun was very kind and continued, "Now that Wang's staff has arrived, why don't you take me to where the troops are stationed to meet them? I am also a soldier and would like to meet my fellow county soldiers."

"Forehead……"

Hearing Zheng Jun say this, Wang Muliao couldn't help but become a little alert, but after thinking about it carefully, he found no reason to stop him.

Besides, seeing that Zheng Jun is so friendly, maybe he is a sensible person?

So Wang's staff member immediately said, "General Zheng, please follow me. This will also allow General Han to apologize to General Zheng in person."

After saying this, he led the way for Zheng Jun.

Zheng Jun had a kind look on his face and chatted and laughed happily with Wang's staff.

In this way, the two of them walked all the way to the garrison in Pingzhang County.

The place where Pingzhang County stationed troops was located in the north of Pingzhang County. There was a large area that was a military restricted area, and the entire north gate was also the most heavily guarded city gate.

Zheng Jun did not think that the soldiers coming and going were particularly elite. After looking at them, he felt that they were no different from his own Black Mountain Guards.

Wang's aide only had to make a report and was able to pass through all the checkpoints and arrive in front of the military camp with Zheng Jun.

In front of the military camp, Zheng Jun saw a tall and strong general from Waigang standing there. He was gazing at Zheng Jun and Wang's staff with a warm smile.

The general had a strong face, a nose as sharp as a knife, and tightly closed lips. At first glance, he gave people a sense of inviolable majesty.

However, his eyes were black and deep. Zheng Jun only needed to take a glance to detect the sharp light that occasionally flashed across his eyes, like a cheetah hiding in the dark, waiting for an opportunity to move, revealing a hint of cunning and viciousness.

This is Han Hu.

When Han Hu saw Wang's staff coming forward, he smiled and said, "Mr. Wang has come from afar, but what orders did the county governor give?"

After saying that, before Wang's aide could speak, Han Hu glanced at Zheng Jun again and said leisurely, "This must be the rising star in the army, Zheng Sanlang from Heishan County, right? Seeing him today, he is indeed extraordinary, a heroic young man! If my son had half the ability of Sanlang, I wouldn't have such a headache! Hahaha."

When Zheng Jun heard this, he just looked up at Han Hu and said calmly, "General Han is old."

Han Hu was stunned when he heard this.

The captains and foremen of Han Hu's entourage were also in an uproar.

"General Han is old and his eyesight is blurry. He can't even distinguish silver. He took all of Zheng's silver... Did General Han take this extra silver to invite a miracle doctor to treat his eyes?"

Zheng Jun spoke calmly, his eyes sharp as an eagle: "Spit out the silver. If the matter gets out of hand, General Han, the leader of the team, will be embarrassed."

After saying that, the Beirong sword came out of its sheath.

The cold light flashed, and the true energy burst out vigorously!
Like a volcano.

After hearing Zheng Jun's words, the smile on Han Hu's face gradually disappeared.

Wang Muliao's heart skipped a beat when he saw this. He was about to say something when Zheng Jun spoke first, saying, "General Han has been in many battles and is a well-known warrior in our Pingzhang Camp! I am a humble man, but I would like to ask General Han for some advice. I wonder if General Han would be willing to give me some advice?"

"Of course, I hope that after I give you my advice, General Han can return the reward money to me. I have other uses for the reward money, but I cannot treat your eyes. Please don't blame me, General Han."

Zheng Jun's voice was sonorous and powerful, and full of chillness.

Han Hu's face was also frosty.

The captains around all looked at him unfriendly.

At this moment, a captain stood up and shouted, "Zheng, you are a Qi-accumulating warrior, are you looking for death? Let me, Lu Feng, fight with you! Let's see how much you weigh, a kid who hasn't even grown all his hair yet!"

(End of this chapter)